Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2016, for the award of TDIU based on a finding that the Veteran detrimentally relied on misleading VA communications.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and a left shoulder disorder as new and relevant evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative changes of the cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis or a link to active service.

The appeal for an increased rating for a low back condition was denied, while the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, cervical spine, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral wrist conditions were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and a right shoulder disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for service connection and initial rating for various conditions was dismissed due to the submission of a duplicate Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder and lower back condition due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for back disability manifested by pain, left shoulder tendinitis, right knee disability manifested by pain, left knee disability manifested by pain, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder due to an insufficient medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings as they were based on a concurrent appeal election that is prohibited by current regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back, bilateral shoulders, and bilateral knees, rendered him unemployable as of November 19, 2018.

The appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability was dismissed because it was premature and did not concern a final determination by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to June 26, 2020, for the award of an increased rating of 30 percent for service-connected bicipital tendonitis with impingement syndrome and labral tear of the right shoulder has been withdrawn by the appellant and is thus dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, left shoulder disability, and lower back condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine spondylosis, a left shoulder condition, and PTSD. The claims for a left knee condition, right knee condition, and right ankle condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, due to missing service treatment records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the service connection claims for left and right rotator cuff tears, as well as left and right shoulder impingement syndromes, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for increased ratings for the right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine condition and granted the request to readjudicate the claim for entitlement to service connection for left shoulder strain.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims.